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i think mr. mandela is the kind of person who believes there is a good and a bad side to everything, that nothing is 100% negative. >> reporter: mandela also ueda a necklace sporting the amc colors. she believes his loveable personality is the pillar that kept south africa from descending into chaos and hat d hatred. >> translator: i saw many people who criticized mr. mandela fall in love with him as soon as they met him in person for the first time. i think that's probably how he was able to pull his country together. mandela's charisma has spread well beyond his entourage and touched younger generations, including ueda's son. >> translator: i'd be happy if i can grow into even a fraction of the kind of person mr. mandela was. >> reporter: nelson mandela may have passed away, but his passion for dialogue his indomminable spirit and captivating wisdom are here to stay. mitsuko nishikawa, nhk world, tokyo. >>> violence continues in the central african republic, fierce fighting between rival forces
i think mr. mandela is the kind of person who believes there is a good and a bad side to everything, that nothing is 100% negative. >> reporter: mandela also ueda a necklace sporting the amc colors. she believes his loveable personality is the pillar that kept south africa from descending into chaos and hat d hatred. >> translator: i saw many people who criticized mr. mandela fall in love with him as soon as they met him in person for the first time. i think that's probably how he...
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mandela's achievements will be tested for years to come. i myself would like to do something for children and for future generations to help achieve his goal. >> reporter: japan is thousands of miles from mandela's home country, but his commitment to freedom and his indomitable spirit influenced the lives of so many people here. mishaku nishikawa, nhk world, tokyo. >>> school children in iwata prefecture eastern japan are learning lessons of hardship and recovery. the class is being held on the 11th day of each month to commemorate the most recent disaster on march 11, 2011. an elementary school in the taro district is providing lessons on disaster control. the area suffered serious damage from the disaster, despite having one of the nation's largest seawalls. the teacher explained that the community had been devastated twice before by tsunami since the late 19th century. however, each time the local people overcame many hardships. the teacher introduced a poem called "unbeaten by rain." his work signifies the perseverance and resilience of
mandela's achievements will be tested for years to come. i myself would like to do something for children and for future generations to help achieve his goal. >> reporter: japan is thousands of miles from mandela's home country, but his commitment to freedom and his indomitable spirit influenced the lives of so many people here. mishaku nishikawa, nhk world, tokyo. >>> school children in iwata prefecture eastern japan are learning lessons of hardship and recovery. the class is...
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i just came down to pay my own tribute to mr. mandela. i am so happy that i can come down all the way from nigeria to say we love you. african, notan just a south african. living by forgiveness completely. making peace across the whole nation of africa. i really believe the man is an african, not a south african. >> we have been hearing update from the president's office throughout the last few days and weeks. the latest we have heard is that he is still in critical condition, although as i said earlier, we have been getting indications that maybe he is improving a little bit. that is certain what everyone here is grasping onto. >> a reminder of our top stories. a new alleged whistle-blower is said to be under investigation in the united states. according to news reports, a former high-ranking u.s. general is being investigated for leaking information about cyber attacks on iran's nuclear program. a course president has accused the u.s. of trying to blackmail his country to hand over edward snowden. obama has defended the right of the --
i just came down to pay my own tribute to mr. mandela. i am so happy that i can come down all the way from nigeria to say we love you. african, notan just a south african. living by forgiveness completely. making peace across the whole nation of africa. i really believe the man is an african, not a south african. >> we have been hearing update from the president's office throughout the last few days and weeks. the latest we have heard is that he is still in critical condition, although as...
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i did not know mr. mandela, but that had to be one of the most difficult decisions to make. the woman then stood with you, you now have to put aside. >> nikki giovanni, thank you for being with us. her latest book is called "chasing utopia: a hybrid." this is democracy now!, democracynow.org, the war and peace report. on nelsontoday's show mandela, turning to the anti- wastheid activist who imprisoned at robben island with nelson mandela for 26 years. he spoke at sunday's funeral. griefay, mangled with our is enormous pride that one of lifetimeas, during his , and now in your death, united the people of south africa and the entire world on a scale never before experienced in history. fewfeeling in these last days, messages from people in all walks of life, have demonstrated how very connected how thel to you and story of your life is their story, and how their story is yours. you have captured this relationship beautifully on the occasion on the death of our father. "we share the joy of the living and the pain. together, we share ideas, forge common commitments. we walked si
i did not know mr. mandela, but that had to be one of the most difficult decisions to make. the woman then stood with you, you now have to put aside. >> nikki giovanni, thank you for being with us. her latest book is called "chasing utopia: a hybrid." this is democracy now!, democracynow.org, the war and peace report. on nelsontoday's show mandela, turning to the anti- wastheid activist who imprisoned at robben island with nelson mandela for 26 years. he spoke at sunday's...
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. >> let's take you to the scene outside the hospital where mr. mandela is being treated. you are looking at the hospital in pretoria where the former president was taken on june 8. only after his ambulance broke down and he had to be transferred to another. a codirector of foreign policy at the institute for policy touched -- studies joins us live. good to have you with us. start first of all with the fact that, despite that nelson mandela withdrew from politics and has withdrawn from the public eye, he does remain a very important figure in the country, doesn't he? >> he is an important figure in the country, the continent, and quite frankly the world. nelson mandela represents one of the liberation leaders who fought hard for the liberation of not only south africa, but really, the region and the continent. from both colonialism, white rule, apartheid. so he is really an icon. he represents visionary leadership, represents a real sense of reconciliation and movement forward after incredible political turmoil like the apartheid regime wreaked on a south african culture a
. >> let's take you to the scene outside the hospital where mr. mandela is being treated. you are looking at the hospital in pretoria where the former president was taken on june 8. only after his ambulance broke down and he had to be transferred to another. a codirector of foreign policy at the institute for policy touched -- studies joins us live. good to have you with us. start first of all with the fact that, despite that nelson mandela withdrew from politics and has withdrawn from...
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mrs. zuma will be talking about nelson mandela. there will be probably a minute of silence. the french president also announcing that he will attend the funeral of nelson mandela in south africa. i have talked to several presidents this morning who all paid tribute to nelson mandela and said there was a need for them to do their best for the toure of africa as a tribute nelson mandela. >> once the leaders get down to business, what exactly is the goal of the summit? >> the goal of the summit, according to the french president, is to make sure that africans can handle their own security, which means better armies, better coordination, better intelligence sharing. this is a tall order because just as leaders are gathering, french troops are being deployed in the central african republic. this shows how much words -- how much work needs to be done here and in the years to come to make sure africans can indeed tackle african crises. some see as a paradox that france is calling all those leaders to come to paris, tell them to take care of their own security, and france is interve
mrs. zuma will be talking about nelson mandela. there will be probably a minute of silence. the french president also announcing that he will attend the funeral of nelson mandela in south africa. i have talked to several presidents this morning who all paid tribute to nelson mandela and said there was a need for them to do their best for the toure of africa as a tribute nelson mandela. >> once the leaders get down to business, what exactly is the goal of the summit? >> the goal of...